In a dark moldy prison cell stood there a figure with lifeless eyes
The one who was hailed as the greatest gem in the empire, now resembles a skeleton more than a human
The daughter of the richest duchy who has never known hunger, didn't have anything to eat for almost a week, if it wasn't for the water that was dropping from the ceiling she would have been long gone by now
Then suddenly a loud creek resounded as the door opened
-filthy traitor of the kingdom it's finally your execution day.. said the guard as he spat towards her
Without any emotions she glanced towards the guard then her eyes returned to the ceiling where she was looking at, it was a falling droplet of water
As her days continued in this hellish prison these water droplets have almost become her hope each one of them resembled an additional second of her withering time…
Angered by her lack of response to his words he barged into the cell and grapped her shackles and started dragging her out
As she walked through the prisons narrow hallway, with each walk she takes her joints creeking gets louder and louder
After some moments the sound of creeks couldn't be heard, instead the sounds of the raging crowds have replaced it.
They have come to watch the execution of the infamous witch, the devil who sold her kingdom, the reason of their famine and drought, everyone was shouting all kind of curses and insults…
She thought to herself
- what a bunch of hypocrites, your kingdom is falling and the enemies have invaded, and here you are all watching an execution with such enthusiasm…
Don't worry I will make it a worthwhile show for you bastards!!!
Due to her idiotic fiancé who was the crown prince of this forsaken kingdom she was branded as a traitor and had her whole family members executed, all that just because he had fallen in love with some unknown baron daughter, and now as the flames of war have reached the borders of the capital,
they decided to make a show just to direct the anger of the common folk towards her.
As she climbed the stairs her eyes start burning from the light of the day, it was the first time she has seen a brighter light other than the few candles in the prison halls.
As she walked out of the prison another knight bumped into her
The knight leading her shouted at him
- don't get close to the prisoner!
The other knight said:
-my apologies I just wanted to see the infamous traitor!
The knight scoffed at him and continued his walk proudly.
this was his moment leading the most treacherous person of the kingdom, he was sure that he will be promoted after this incident.
As she got closer to the guillotine she saw some familiar faces standing there with bright smiles.
It was the nobles that were swarming to her before!, they used to do anything to carry her favor before, and now they are gleaming with joy and anticipation just to see her execution.
And in the middle of them stood a figure she knew very well it was her ex-fiancé the bastard himself in the flesh!!
He was standing proudly next to his affair partner..
-count your happy moments they won't last long… she muttered
Traitor of the kingdom of afoola you stand today because of your countless crimes its time to face your judgement.
The crowd started to cheer at the announcement of the execution and as she predicted the attention hungry bastard started walking towards her
Each step he takes her smile starts to grow little by little until he was an arm reach from her
- do you have any last words witch of flames… alex said
He called her by that as to mock her bright red hair which before used to be described by gemstones and rubies but now its been ridiculed.
She thought to herself
That soon will be a befitting nickname
-I have nothing to say to some greedy bastards, soon your so called kingdom will fall to ruines by your own hands sadly I won't be alive to watch it
The crowd and nobility lost their composure due to her speech and started shouting angrily
Execute her! Execute her! Execute her!
The prince then faced the crowd to watch their excitement and fill his own ego with their screams
As he opened his arms to announce the execution but the next thing he felt wasn't the happiness of the crowd cheers nor the ego fulfillment that he was anticipating but a cold feeling in his heart a sharp excruciating pain that welled inside him something he hasn't felt before..
he looked down then he saw a sharp object painted with red towering from his chest
It was a knife!!
As he looked behind him he saw the face which he grew sick from and felt inferior from, it was smiling towards him
But that smile wasn't the one he used to see before it wasn't the emotionless smile which she always had, it was a bone chilling smile that will kill anyone just from looking at it!
- did you have your happy moments you bastard?!
- you killed my family for nothing and now to rob my wounds even more after you have imprisoned me for months, you made me a show just to divert the people of the knigdom from their for sure ruin
- my anger isn't toward the common folks they aren't to be blamed it's toward you filthy nobles!!
Dancing around when your lands are being invaded and the common people starving to death, enjoying yourselves and bashing in luxury and entertainment
- from all the nicknames and curses I have been called the one which struck me the most was the witch of flames ironically it came from a bastard like you!!
- today I will be written down in history by that nickname count it as your greatest life achievement
As she finished her speech the spears of the knights who were frozen from the shock started penetrating her one after another
And as if it were a signal the stands which the nobility were standing one started burning from every corner
- that idiot and his hunchmen thought just by killing the duke and imprisoning me our knights will just disappear…
everything was planned by her the moment she entered the prison the spy which will come to inform her of what's happening outside, the knight who bumped into her the moment she walked outside and handed her the knife
All of her fathers loyal knights which started to help the invading empire in secret after the duke's execution, and prepared to light the stands of nobility on fire
everything has gone according to her plan!!.
As her vision blurred she watched the fire without any emotion it was all meaningless.
She had no reason to live anymore even when the remaining dukedom knights pleaded to save her, everything she did was just so she could see her parents again, and not feel ashamed for not avenging them, she knew they wouldn't care and they would prefer if she just lived on but that was her own pride as the daughter of the duke